1972 Giro d'Italia

1972 Giro d'Italia Alfredo Binda Giro d'Italia 1972.jpg Alfredo Binda looks at the route of the 1972 Giro d'Italia 21 May – 11 June 1972 20, including three split stages 3725 km 103h 04' 04" Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni pink José Manuel Fuente ESP KAS 1945 Francisco Galdós ESP KAS 1945 Roger De Vlaeminck BEL Dreher violet José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni Molteni 1971 1973 The 1972 Giro d'Italia was the 55th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Venice on 21 May, with a 5.2 km on prologue and concluded with a 197 km on mass-start stage, on 11 June. A total of 100 riders from ten teams entered the 20-stage race, that was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Spaniards José Manuel Fuente and Francisco Galdós, respectively.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/06/12/pagina-25/980229/pdf.html# Detras de Merckx... ¡Solo Los Españoles! es 12 June 1972 25 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Behind Merckx... Only the Spanish! https://web.archive.org/web/20131017030741/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/06/12/pagina-25/980229/pdf.html 17 October 2013 live Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1972 Giro d'Italia A total of ten teams were invited to participate in the 1972 Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13217&p=1#page/8/mode/1up La Carica Dei Cento Corriere dello Sport 20 May 1972 8 7 July 2013 it The Charge of a Hundred https://web.archive.org/web/20150102014016/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13217&p=1#page/1/mode/2up 2 January 2015 live Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 100 cyclists. In total, 63 riders were from Italy, while the remaining 37 riders came from: Belgium (18), Spain (10), Switzerland (6), Sweden (2), and Denmark (1).Giro d'Italia – 1972 Riders per nation https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200616003236/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/riders-per-nation 16 June 2020 13 October 2016 Of those starting, 21 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1972 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200616003628/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/debutants 16 June 2020 13 October 2016 The average age of riders was 27.34 years,Giro d'Italia – 1972 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200616003632/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/general-peloton-averages 16 June 2020 13 October 2016 ranging from 22–year–old Jürg Schneider from GBC to 38–year–old Aldo Moser of GBC.Giro d'Italia – 1972 Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/oldest-competitors ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200501152157/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/oldest-competitors 1 May 2020 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Magniflex (25), while the oldest was Salvarani 1972 (29).Giro d'Italia – 1972 Average team age https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/average-team-age ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20200616003639/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1972/gc/startlist/average-team-age 16 June 2020 13 October 2016 From the riders that began this edition, 69 made it to the finish on the Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1972.html 1972 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195922/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1972.html 27 February 2014 livehttp://doc.rero.ch/record/105578/files/1972-05-20.pdf Une fois de plus, Eddy Merckx sera l'homme à battre Once again, Eddy Merckx will be the man to beat fr L'Impartial 20 May 1972 23 https://web.archive.org/web/20191022025541/http://doc.rero.ch/record/105578/files/1972-05-20.pdf 22 October 2019 RERO The teams entering the race were: 22em Dreher Ferretti 1972 Filotex G.B.C.-Sony KAS Magniflex Molteni 1972 Salvarani 1972 Scic Zonca Pre-race favorites Eddy Merckx (Molteni 1972) entered as the unanimous favorite to win the event.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/05/18/MD19720518-023.pdf Un solo, unico y exclusivo favorito: Merckx 18 May 1972 23 es Juan Plans Bosch A single, unique and exclusive favorite: Merckx El Mundo Deportivo 20 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200605140956/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/05/18/MD19720518-023.pdf 5 June 2020 liveDeel van Giro-ritten rechtstreeks op televisie Part of Giro rides directly on television nl Delpher https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010555724:mpeg21:p019 Limburgsch Sport Dagblad 19 May 1972 1https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_007.pdf Pronostico facile: Merckx! it 18 May 1972 7 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Easy prediction: Merckx https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141040/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_007.pdf 5 June 2020 He had previously won the race in 1968 and 1970, but did not ride in 1971 in order to race the Tour de France, which he won.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/01/16/page_010.pdf Merckx: no al Giro d'Italia it 16 January 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Merckx: No to the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20190428202147/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/01/16/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 live Early in the season, he broke a vertebra in a fall during the Paris–Nice.Fotheringham 2013 181 Merckx entered the race as the reigning world champion, with victories at Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in the season so far.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/21/page_014.pdf Il faro e Merckx ma per brillare la corsa ha bisogno di altre luci it 21 May 1972 14 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala The lighthouse is Merckx but to shine the race needs more lights https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141847/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/21/page_014.pdf 5 June 2020 He was viewed to be in great physical shape coming into the race. Despite his success, there were concerns that Merckx's constant racing during the 1969 and 1970 seasons might have diminished his capabilities. The Molteni team was viewed to have strong supports for Merckx with Roger Swerts, Martin Van Den Bossche, and Jozef Spruyt. It was known that Merckx wished to target the upcoming Tour de France and it was thought that he and his team would try to be conservative with their efforts at the Giro. A third victory would tie Merckx with the likes of Giovanni Brunero, Gino Bartali, and Fiorenzo Magni, whom each had won the race three times. Five-time champion Alfredo Binda commented that Merckx's participation "promises episodes of high competitive value, even if the Belgian is no longer the powerful athlete, almost irresistible from two years ago."https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/20/page_012.pdf Alfredo Binda spiega perché Merckx può essere battuto it 20 May 1972 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala Alfredo Binda explains why Merckx can be beaten https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141650/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/20/page_012.pdf 5 June 2020 Binda commented that Merckx is vulnerable when considering his results from the previous season to the current one. Reigning champion Gösta Pettersson (Ferretti 1972) was found to be a dangerous opponent. Pettersson's teammate Gianni Motta was also viewed as a general classification threat, which was thought to hinder their chances as Merckx was the sole leader of his Molteni team. The same was thought for the Salvarani 1972 team which featured two-time winner Felice Gimondi (1967 and 1969) and Italo Zilioli. Gimondi stated before the race that on the fourth stage where the Blockhaus is climbed, "you will know what I am worth."https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/20/page_012.pdf Gimondi: <<Sul Block Haus sapete quanto valgo>> it 20 May 1972 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala Gimondi: << On the Block Haus you know how much I am worth>> https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141650/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/20/page_012.pdf 5 June 2020 Binda felt Gimondi had the best chance of all the Italian competitors to win the general classification. Spanish climbers José Manuel Fuente and Miguel María Lasa, both from the KAS team, were expected to disrupt Merckx in the mountains and could challenge for a high general classification ranking. The KAS team was viewed as a strong squad after their stranglehold over the recent Vuelta a España where Fuente was victorious, but it was noted that featured minimal competition for the squad. Outside contenders for the race were Roger De Vlaeminck (Dreher), Ole Ritter (Dreher), Pierfranco Vianelli (Dreher), and Franco Bitossi (Filotex). De Vlaeminck was viewed as a threat due to his victory at Paris–Roubaix and stage-race Tirreno–Adriatico. He suffered scaphoid fracture before the race and got the cast removed before the race began and started the event with a bandage on his left wrist.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/21/page_014.pdf De Vlaeminck al "via" con il polso fasciato it 21 May 1972 14 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala De Vlaeminck on the go with a bandaged wrist https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141847/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/21/page_014.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/19/page_010.pdf Giro d'Italia: ci sara Roger De Vlaeminck it 19 May 1972 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala Giro d'Italia: Roger De Vlaeminck will be there https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141610/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/19/page_010.pdf 5 June 2020 He stated he hoped his condition would improve before the race reached the Blockhaus. In addition, one of de Vlaeminck's knees would be operated on in the fall.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf Speranza e necessita di un bel Giro it 18 May 1972 8 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala Hope and needs a nice tour https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141038/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf Ecco i loro pronostici firmati it 18 May 1972 8 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Here are their signed predictions https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141038/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf De Vlaeminck, Vianelli, Ritter, e Maggioni promettono una corsa d'attacco it 18 May 1972 8 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 De Vlaeminck, Vianelli, Ritter, and Maggioni promise an attacking race https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141038/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_008.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_009.pdf Michelotto, Aldo Moser, e Schiavon per la classifica it 18 May 1972 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Michelotto, Aldo Moser, and Schiavon for the ranking https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141036/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_009.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_010.pdf Albani pensa che Merckx esploderà nel finale it 18 May 1972 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Albani thinks that Merckx will explode in the final https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141212/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_010.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_010.pdf Scoprire Perletto Rilanciare Boifava it 18 May 1972 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Discover Perletto Rilanciare Boifava https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141212/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_010.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_011.pdf Ogni giorno dal Giro la curiosità del giorno it 18 May 1972 11 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Every day from the Giro the curiosity of the day https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141228/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_011.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_012.pdf Gimondi, Zilioli e il <<jolly>> Toni Houbrechts it 18 May 1972 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gimondi, Zilioli and the <<jolly>> Toni Houbrechts https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141229/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_012.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_012.pdf Francesco Moser e Den Hertog per il Giro d'ITalia dei dilettanti e per le Olimpiadi it 18 May 1972 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Francesco Moser and Den Hertog for the Tour of Italy for amateurs and for the Olympics https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141229/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_012.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_013.pdf Giacomo Bazzan e l'uomo di punta di una squadra ricca di promesse it 18 May 1972 13 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Giacomo Bazzan is the top man of a team full of promises https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141236/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_013.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_014.pdf <<Vedremo un ottimo Dancelli!>> it 18 May 1972 14 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 << We will see an excellent Dancelli! >> https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141413/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_014.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_015.pdf Attenzione a Pintens, Fabbri e Van Linden it 18 May 1972 15 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Attention to Pintens, Fabbri and Van Linden https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141411/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_015.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_016.pdf In prima linea coi Pettersson e Gianni Motta it 18 May 1972 16 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 On the front line with Pettersson and Gianni Motta https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141418/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_016.pdf 5 June 2020 https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_016.pdf Bitossi, Colombo, Fuchs sono le tre pedine di Waldemaro Bartolozzi it 18 May 1972 16 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Bitossi, Colombo, Fuchs are the three pawns of Waldemaro Bartolozzi https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141418/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_016.pdf 5 June 2020 Sprinters Marino Basso (Salvarani) and Patrick Sercu (Dreher) were thought to be the favorites to win the opening flat stages. Notable absences from the race included Rik Van Linden (Magniflex) who had injured his foot in the Vuelta. Route and stages Race director Vincenzo Torriani revealed the race route on 28 March 1972 in front of several journalists.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/03/29/page_010.pdf Questo Il <<Giro>> 1972 it 29 March 1972 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala This is the 1972 <<Giro>> https://web.archive.org/web/20190428213859/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/03/29/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 Torriani reported that Belgium had expressed interest in hosting the start of the race with a cash incentive, but arrived late in the process and would be considered for the 1973 edition. After the routes announcement in March, it was modified and contained twenty days of racing, with three split stages, which covered a grand total of 3716 km 0 on, which was reduced from the 3794 km 0 on initially.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/05/20/MD19720520-011.pdf Merckx debera <<entrar en escena>> desde los primeros compases del <<Giro>> 20 May 1972 11 es Juan Plans Bosch Merckx should << enter the scene >> from the first bars of the <<Giro>> El Mundo Deportivo 20 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200605140925/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/05/20/MD19720520-011.pdf 5 June 2020 live The race featured two rest days, the first of which was used to transfer from Messina to Rome on 30 May. There were eleven stages containing seventeen categorized climbs that awarded points for the mountains classification across eleven stages.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_009.pdf Il Giro di Ieri e di Oggi it 18 May 1972 9 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 The Giro of Yesterday and Today https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141036/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/05/18/page_009.pdf 5 June 2020 In total, the race climbed 24.3 km on, 3.4 km on less than the previous year. The average length of each stage was 185.8 km on. The route contained three time trial stages for a total of 58 km 0 on. One of the days featured two time trials each in Forte dei Marmi, where Torriani pitched the idea that there could be three winners on the stage, one for each winner of the split time trial stage and one winner for the best combined time from both performances, but in the end it counted as two stages, each with points for the points classification.van den Akker 2023 41 At the initial route announcement there was speculation that a prologue would take place on 20 May in Venice, but it was later reported to have failed because Torriani did not get approval from the Venetian government. The route began in Venice for the first time in race history and traveled south and crossed the Apennines until reaching the edge of the continental section of Italy. The race transferred to Sicily for a stage. Following the conclusion of Messina stage, the race had a rest day that was used to transfer for Rome. The event continued north and reached the Alps before reaching the Alps and making a turn south and west to travel towards Milan for the finish. The entire route crossed through the majority of Italian regions. It was believed Torriani made the race very mountainous in order to keep Merckx from overly dominating the race. Author William Fotheringham shared that sentiment, specifically stating that Torriani designed the route in order to give José Manuel Fuente several opportunities to attack Eddy Merckx.Fotheringham 2013 186-187 The race was predicted to be under poor weather for the majority of its duration. + Stage characteristics and resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner121 MayVenice to Ravenna 196 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA222 MayRavenna to Fermo 212 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gianni Motta ITA323 MayPorto San Giorgio to Francavilla al Mare 205 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ugo Colombo ITA4a24 MayFrancavilla al Mare to Blockhaus 48 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 19454bBlockhaus to Foggia 210 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Wilmo Francioni ITA 525 MayFoggia to Montesano sulla Marcellana 238 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Fabrizio Fabbri ITA626 MayMontesano sulla Marcellana to Cosenza 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Roger De Vlaeminck BEL727 MayCosenza to Catanzaro 151 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Gösta Pettersson SWE828 MayCatanzaro to Reggio Calabria 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Attilio Benfatto ITA929 MayMessina to Messina 110 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL30 May Rest day1031 MayRome to Monte Argentario 166 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Italo Zilioli ITA111 JuneMonte Argentario to Forte dei Marmi 242 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Miguel María Lasa ESP 194512a2 JuneForte dei Marmi 20 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL12bForte dei Marmi 20 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Roger Swerts BEL133 JuneForte dei Marmi to Savona 200 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Wilmo Francioni ITA144 JuneSavona to Monte Jafferau it 256 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL5 June Rest day156 JuneParabiago to Parabiago 168 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Roger De Vlaeminck BEL167 JuneParabiago to Livigno 256 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Eddy Merckx BEL178 JuneLivigno to Stelvio Pass 88 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945189 JuneSulden to Asiago 223 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Roger De Vlaeminck BEL19a10 JuneAsiago to Arco 163 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Roger De Vlaeminck BEL19bArco to Arco 18 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL2011 JuneArco to Milan 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Enrico Paolini ITA Total 3725 km 0 on Race overview During the fourteenth stage, the race jury disqualified Zilioli, Motta and Bitossi, among others,http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1972 2017 Giro d'Italia La Gazzetta dello Sport 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701114308/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1 July 2017 live for being pushed eight times or more.van den Akker 2023 58 Eddy Merckx lost the sprint finish to defending champion Gösta Pettersson on stage 7 but took the lead of the race and never looked back en route to the 3rd of his five Giro victories. Roger De Vlaeminck won the points classification as well as four of his career 22 Giro stage victories. José Manuel Fuente won the 2nd of his four Giro King of the Mountains titles. Classification leadership There were three main individual classifications contested in the 1972 Giro d'Italia, as well as a team competition. Two of them awarded jerseys to their leaders. The general classification was the most important and was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Giro. The rider leading the classification wore a pink jersey to signify the classification's leadership. The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top positions in a stage finish, with first place getting the most points, and lower placings getting successively fewer points down to fifteenth place.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12319&p=1#page/9/mode/1up Regolamento Corriere dello Sport 19 May 1966 9 7 July 2013 it Regulation https://web.archive.org/web/20141223155321/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12337&p=1#page/9/mode/1up 23 December 2014 dead The rider leading this classification wore a purple (or cyclamen) jersey.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13235&p=1#page/13/mode/1upv Il Giro In Cifre Corriere dello Sport 12 June 1972 13 7 July 2013 it The Tour In Figures https://web.archive.org/web/20141223174500/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=13235&p=1 23 December 2014 live The mountains classification was the third classification. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Climbs were ranked in first and second categories, the former awarded 50, 30, and 20 points while the latter awarded 30, 20, and 10 points. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Most stages of the race included one or more categorized climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. In addition there was the Cima Coppi, the Stelvio Pass, which was the highest mountain crossed in this edition of the race. For this designation it gave 200, 100, 80, 70, and 50 points to the first five riders summit the climb. The first rider over the Stelvio was José Manuel Fuente. The team classification awarded no jersey to its leaders. This was calculated by adding together points earned by each rider on the team during each stage at the finish line, through the intermediate sprints, the categorized climbs, stage finishes, leading the general classification, etc. The team with the most points led the classification.van den Akker 2023 81 A minor classification was the intermediate sprints classification, called the traguardi tricolori. On intermediate sprints, the first rider received 30 points for this classification, and the second rider 10 points. No jersey was used to indicate the leader. There was no time bonus at these intermediate sprints, and no points for the points classification.van den Akker 2023 100 There was also the combination classification, calculated by adding the positions in the four most important classifications (general, points, mountains and intermediate sprints).van den Akker 2023 104 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20230930195019/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1972 30 September 2023 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1972 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1972 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyPoints classification25px|link=|alt=A purple jerseyMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationTeam classification 1 Marino Basso Marino Basso Marino Basso not awarded multiple shared ? 2 Gianni Motta Gianni Motta 3 Ugo Colombo Ugo Colombo Franco Bitossi Giancarlo Polidori 4a José Manuel Fuente José Manuel Fuente Gianni Motta 4b Wilmo Francioni 5 Fabrizio Fabbri Franco Bitossi & Gianni Motta 6 Roger De Vlaeminck Gianni Motta 7 Gösta Pettersson Eddy Merckx Franco Bitossi Eddy Merckx & José Manuel Fuente 8 Attilio Benfatto 9 Albert Van Vlierberghe 10 Italo Zilioli 11 Miguel María Lasa Ferretti 12a Eddy Merckx ? 12b Roger Swerts Eddy Merckx 13 Wilmo Francioni Roger De Vlaeminck 14 Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx Molteni 15 Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck 16 Eddy Merckx Eddy MerckxJosé Manuel Fuente ? 17 José Manuel Fuente 18 Roger De Vlaeminck Roger De Vlaeminck 19a Roger De Vlaeminck Molteni 19b Eddy Merckx 20 Enrico Paolini Final Eddy MerckxRoger De Vlaeminck José Manuel Fuente Giancarlo Polidori Molteni Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/06/12/MD19720612-026.pdf Classificaciones Oficiales es 12 June 1972 26 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Official Classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20150102170206/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1972/06/12/MD19720612-026.pdf 2015-01-02 livehttps://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/06/12/page_007.pdf Paolini primattore nella gremita Piazza del Duomo it 12 June 1972 7 l'Unità PCI 27 May 2012 Paolini leading man in the crowded Piazza del Duomo https://web.archive.org/web/20200615202043/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1972/06/12/page_007.pdf 15 June 2020 RankNameTeamTime 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 103h 4' 04" 2 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS + 5' 30" 3 Francisco Galdós ESP 1945 KAS + 10' 39" 4 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS + 11' 17" 5 Wladimiro Panizza ITA Zonca + 13' 00" 6 Gösta Pettersson SWE Ferretti + 13' 09" 7 Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 20px|alt=A purple jersey Dreher + 13' 52" 8 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani + 14' 05" 9 Miguel María Lasa ESP 1945 KAS + 14' 19" 10 Santiago Lazcano ESP 1945 KAS + 17' 42" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–7)http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,19/articleid,0143_01_1972_0135_0019_4681879/ Giro, Merckx verso il trionfo it 11 June 1972 19 La Stampa Editrice La Stampa 27 May 2012 PDF Tour, Merckx to triumphNameTeamPoints 1 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 490 2 Pierfranco Vianelli ITA Dreher 350 3 Primo Mori ITA Salvarani 260 4 Lino Farisato ITA Ferretti 150 5 Vicente López Carril ESP 1945 KAS 100 6 Lino Farisato ITA Ferretti 60 7 Fabrizio Fabbri ITA KAS 50 Santiago Lazcano ESP 1945 KAS Silvano Schiavon ITA G.B.C.-Sony Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Roger De Vlaeminck BEL 20px|alt=A purple jersey Dreher 264 2 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 244 3 Miguel María Lasa ESP 1945 KAS 182 4 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 167 5 Ole Ritter DEN Dreher 130 6 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni 121 7 Michele Dancelli ITA Ferretti 116 8 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 95 9 Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL Ferretti 82 10 Gösta Pettersson SWE Ferretti 78 Traguardi tricolori classification + Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Giancarlo Polidori ITA Scic 220 2 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=Pink jersey Molteni 90 3 Guerrino Tosello ITA Salvarani 40 Giacinto Santambrogio ITA Salvarani 5 Marcello Bergamo ITA Filotex 60 6 Michele Dancelli ITA Scic 50 7 Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL Ferretti 40 Wladimiro Panizza ITA Zonca 9 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni 30 Emilio Casalini ITA Salvarani Mario Anni ITA Ferretti Wilmo Francioni ITA Ferretti Joseph Bruyère BEL Molteni Ugo Colombo ITA Filotex Fabrizio Fabbri ITA Magniflex Teams classification + Final team classification (1–10)TeamPoints 1 Molteni 6120 2 KAS 4721 3 Ferretti 3851 4 Dreher 3202 5 Filotex 3120 6 Salvarani 2956 7 Scic 2464 8 G.B.C.-Sony 1379 9 Magniflex 1347 10 Zonca 1139 Minor classifications Merckx also won the combination classification which was calculated by totaling each rider's placement in the general, points, and mountains classifications. Doping There was no positive doping test in the Giro of 1972.van den Akker 2023 53 References Citations 30em Bibliography Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion https://books.google.com/books?id=XYcme7KBAHsC 10 May 2015 2013 Chicago Review Press Chicago, Illinois 978-1-6137-4726-1 van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 1972 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12a 20 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1972 Super Prestige Pernod